event
Hijrah
Also known as Hijra (622)
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- start. 622-09-13high · Wikidata P580
- end. 622-09-27high · Wikidata P582
- point in time. 622-09-13high · Wikidata P585
Muhammad's emigration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) in 622, the start of the Islamic calendar.
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The Hijrah, also Hegira, was the journey the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri and Solar Hijri calendars; its date equates to 16 July 622 in the Julian calendar.
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- Hijrah · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q131482 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
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